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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






2. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






3. What foods have high quality protein?






4. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






5. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






6. Name six sources of grains






7. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






8. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






9. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






10. Fats can lead to some medical problems






11. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






12. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






13. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






14. What function is vitamin D?






15. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






16. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






17. What is normal albumin levels?






18. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






19. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






20. How many calories/gram is protein?






21. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






22. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






23. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






24. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






25. What type of people need extra protein?






26. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






27. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






28. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






29. What does DASH stand for?






30. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






31. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






32. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






33. The higher the BMR a client has --






34. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






35. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






36. What are healthy sources of fats?






37. Where can you get more vitamin D?






38. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






39. What is the function of vitamin E?






40. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






41. Sources of fats






42. What function is vitamin A?






43. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






44. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






45. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






46. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






47. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






48. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






49. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






50. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?